Liver & Detox

Support detoxification, liver function, and metabolic processes.
Examples: Dandelion root (Taraxacum officinale), Milk thistle (Silybum marianum), Burdock (Arctium lappa)

BLADDER CAMPION (SILENE VULGARIS)

ENGLISH NAME: Bladder campionLATIN NAME: Silene vulgarisLOCAL NAMES:Czechia: Silenka nadmutáTurkey: Tavşan kulağı / Çoban çantası (regional)Bulgaria: Обикновено плюскавиче или скрипалецGeorgia: ბუშტა სილენე (Bushta silene)COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, GeorgiaWHERE TO FIND IT:Region: South Moravia and Bohemian uplands (Czechia), Central and Eastern Anatolia (Turkey), Rhodope Mountains and Danube Plain (Bulgaria), Javakheti and Kartli (Georgia)Elevation: 200–1800 metersTerrain: Dry […]

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PELLITORY-OF-THE-WALL (PARIETARIA OFFICINALIS)

ENGLISH NAME: Pellitory-of-the-wallLATIN NAME: Parietaria officinalisLOCAL NAMES:Czechia: Drnavec lékařskýTurkey: Duvar otuBulgaria: Стенна коприва (Stenna kopriva)Georgia: კედლის ბალახი (Kedlis balakhi)COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, GeorgiaWHERE TO FIND IT:Region: Central Bohemia (Czechia), Marmara and Aegean regions (Turkey), foothills and walls in Plovdiv and Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria), Tbilisi and Kakheti (Georgia)Elevation: 0–1000 metersTerrain: Old walls, ruins, rocky crevices, shady

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FLAX (LINUM USITATISSIMUM)

ENGLISH NAME: Flax LATIN NAME: Linum usitatissimum LOCAL NAMES: Czechia: Len setý Turkey: Keten Bulgaria: Лен (Len) Georgia: სელი (Seli) COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, Georgia WHERE TO FIND IT: Region: South Moravia (Czechia), Central Anatolia and Eastern Black Sea (Turkey), Thracian Plain and Danubian regions (Bulgaria), Kartli and Kakheti (Georgia) Elevation: 0–1200 meters Terrain: Cultivated

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GROUND IVY (GLECHOMA HEDERACEA)

ENGLISH NAME: Ground ivy LATIN NAME: Glechoma hederacea LOCAL NAMES: Czechia: Popenec obecný Turkey: Yer sarmaşığı / Yertutan Bulgaria: Земианка / Див кукуряк (Zemianka / Div kukuryak) Georgia: მიწის სურო (Mitsis suro) COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, Georgia WHERE TO FIND IT: Region: Central Bohemian Forests (Czechia), Black Sea and Marmara zones (Turkey), foothills of Stara

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MARSHMALLOW (ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS)

ENGLISH NAME: Marshmallow LATIN NAME: Althaea officinalis LOCAL NAMES: Czechia: Proskurník lékařský Turkey: Hatmi çiçeği / Gülhatmi Bulgaria: Лечебна ружа (Lechebna ruzha) Georgia: სამკურნალო ალტეა (Samkurnalo altea) COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, Georgia WHERE TO FIND IT: Region: South Moravian floodplains (Czechia), Marmara and Aegean coasts (Turkey), Danube River Valley (Bulgaria), Colchic lowlands (Georgia) Elevation: 0–1000

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FIELD ERYNGO (ERYNGIUM CAMPESTRE)

ENGLISH NAME: Field eryngo LATIN NAME: Eryngium campestre LOCAL NAMES: Czechia: Máčka ladní Turkey: Tarlakuşkonmazı / Diken otu Bulgaria: Полски ветрогон Georgia: ველური ერინგო (Veluri eryngo) COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, Georgia WHERE TO FIND IT: Region: Southern Moravia (Czechia), Central Anatolia and Aegean region (Turkey), Thracian Plain and Sakar (Bulgaria), Kvemo Kartli (Georgia) Elevation: 100–1200

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WILD TEASEL (DIPSACUS FULLONUM)

ENGLISH NAME: Wild teasel LATIN NAME: Dipsacus fullonum (also known as Dipsacus sylvestris) LOCAL NAMES: Czechia: Štětka planá Turkey: Yabani şekerotu / Dipsak Bulgaria: Лугачка Georgia: გარეული თესელი (Gareuli teseli) COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, Georgia WHERE TO FIND IT: Region: South Moravia and Bohemian uplands (Czechia), Western and Central Anatolia (Turkey), Danube Valley and Thrace

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COMMON DOGWOOD (CORNUS SANGUINEA)

ENGLISH NAME: Common dogwoodLATIN NAME: Cornus sanguineaLOCAL NAMES:Czechia: Svída krvaváTurkey: Kızılcık / Kızılcık çalısıBulgaria: Кучешкидрян Georgia: წითელი ყურძიფო (Tsiteli qurtsipo)COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, GeorgiaWHERE TO FIND IT:Region: Bohemian uplands (Czechia), Thrace and Marmara regions (Turkey), Danubian Plain (Bulgaria), Kartli and Kakheti (Georgia)Elevation: 200–1200 metersTerrain: Forest edges, hedgerows, riverbanks, and sunny woodland margins DESCRIPTION:A deciduous shrub

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FIELD BINDWEED (CONVOLVULUS ARVENSIS)

ENGLISH NAME: Field bindweedLATIN NAME: Convolvulus arvensisLOCAL NAMES:Czechia: Svlačec rolníTurkey: Tarla sarmaşığıBulgaria: Полската поветицаGeorgia: მინდვრის ქაცვი (Mindvris katsvi)COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, GeorgiaWHERE TO FIND IT:Region: South Moravia (Czechia), Central Anatolia (Turkey), Thracian Plain (Bulgaria), Kakheti (Georgia)Elevation: 0–1500 metersTerrain: Fields, vineyards, roadsides, disturbed soils, and grasslands DESCRIPTION:A perennial, twining vine with slender stems, arrow-shaped leaves, and

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WILD BASIL (CLINOPODIUM VULGARE)

ENGLISH NAME: Wild basil LATIN NAME: Clinopodium vulgare LOCAL NAMES: Czechia: Marulka lékařská Turkey: Yabani fesleğen / Dağ kekiği Bulgaria: Котешката стъпка Georgia: ველური ბაზილიკი (Veluri baziliki) COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, Georgia WHERE TO FIND IT: Region: Central Bohemia (Czechia), Anatolian plateau and Black Sea coast (Turkey), Rhodope Mountains (Bulgaria), Imereti and Kakheti (Georgia) Elevation:

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